Aplington–Parkersburg Community School District
Coordinates: 42°34′23″N 92°46′47″W / 42.573020°N 92.779665°W
Aplington–Parkersburg Community School District | |
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Location | |
United States | |
Coordinates | 42.573020, -92.779665 |
District information | |
Type | Local school district |
Grades | K–12 |
Established | 2004 |
Superintendent | Robert Strabla |
Schools | 4 |
Budget | $11,440,000 (2017-18)[1] |
NCES District ID | 1903750[1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 855 (2019-20)[1] |
Teachers | 62.69 FTE[1] |
Staff | 65.09 FTE[1] |
Student–teacher ratio | 13.64[1] |
Athletic conference | North Iowa Cedar League |
Other information | |
Website | www |
Aplington–Parkersburg Community School District is a rural public school district in Parkersburg, Iowa. Occupying portions of Butler and Grundy counties, it serves the towns of Aplington and Parkersburg.[2]
History[]
The district formed on July 1, 2004, with the merger of the and the .[3] The predecessor districts had started sharing grades and activities in 1992.[4] Enrollment declines contributed to the grade-sharing and the merger; the two districts together had 947 students in 1992 and 886 students in 2001; in 2003 the enrollment projection for 2006 was 762 students. The State of Iowa had already paid money to the pre-merger districts in exchange for having their grade-sharing, and it promised $500,000 for a successful merger.[5]
Rob Hughes was scheduled to begin his role as superintendent of both A-P CSD and of Grundy Center Community School District effective July 1, 2019.[6] He resigned in March 2021, becoming a full-time superintendent at Grundy Center.[7]
Robery Hughes was hired as superintendent on April 19, 2021.[8]
Schools[]
- Aplington Elementary School - Aplington
- Parkersburg Elementary School - Parkersburg
- Aplington–Parkersburg Middle School - Aplington
- Aplington–Parkersburg High School - Parkersburg
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f "Aplington-Parkersburg Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ "Aplington-Parkersburg" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66 Archived 2019-02-09 at the Wayback Machine." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on February 25, 2019.
- ^ "State officials may try something special for damaged APB High School". . 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- ^ Miller, Jessica (2003-06-17). "Vote on Aplington-Parkersburg school merger will likely be in August". WCF Courier. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- ^ Thompson, Chad (2019-04-26). "Hughes will serve Aplington-Parkersburg, Grundy Center". Fort Dodge Messenger. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ "A-P/GC superintendent Hughes resigns". Eclipse News-Review. March 24, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ "New superintendent hired in the A-P district". radioonthego.com. April 20, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
External links[]
- School districts in Iowa
- Education in Butler County, Iowa
- Education in Grundy County, Iowa
- 2004 establishments in Iowa
- School districts established in 2004
- Iowa school stubs